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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Carrion Beetles (Silphidae) » Sexton Beetles (Nicrophorus) » Roundneck Sexton Beetle (Nicrophorus orbicollis)
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Black Beetle with orange spots - Nicrophorus orbicollis
Copyright © 2009 Barbara Rubinstein

Black Beetle with orange spots - Nicrophorus orbicollis
East Hampton, NY, Suffolk County, New York, USA
June 20, 2009
Size: approx 2 cm
found somewhat drowned in swimming pool skimmer.

Looks like a Scaphidium quadriguttatum to me. Is that correct?
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Contributed by Barbara Rubinstein on 21 June, 2009 - 11:54am
Last updated 21 June, 2009 - 5:02pm

Nicrophorus orbicollis
the commonest one
… v belov, 21 June, 2009 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

 
N. orbicolis
Thanks for the species! Even after learning it's Nicrophorus, I still couldn't find it.

I appreciate the help.
… Barbara Rubinstein, 21 June, 2009 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

Black Beetle with orange spots
Oh excellent! Thanks so much for the correct id!
… Barbara Rubinstein, 21 June, 2009 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

Incorrect
This is a beetle in the family Silphidae, genus Nicrophorus

http://bugguide.net/node/view/4954/bgimage

Scaphidium quadriguttaum is a Staphylinid, wrong family.
… Natalie Hernandez, 21 June, 2009 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

 
(You can tell I'm a novice at
(You can tell I'm a novice at this even my comment got in the wrong place.)
… Barbara Rubinstein, 21 June, 2009 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Haha thats ok
I've posted plenty of comments and I still screw things up quite often :)
… Natalie Hernandez, 21 June, 2009 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

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